Experiencing a little cabin fever?

Experiencing a little cabin fever?
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It’s time to get creative with our online social gatherings and armchair travel! Fortunately, museums like the Louvre and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History have been offering virtual tours to take during your downtime. On that note, here are more notable landmarks you can get familiar with from the comfort of your sofa.

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Pyramids of Giza

Pyramids of Giza
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You can tick that trip to Egypt off your bucket list – for the time-being, of course – with an online tour, which includes the Great Pyramid, the Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx of Giza.

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Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower
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See one of the world’s most visited monuments on this interactive tour. It takes travellers up to the viewing platform, which is the next best thing to being there.

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Palace of Versailles

Palace of Versailles
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Take a tour fit for a king when you look around Louis XIV’s opulent French palace.

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu
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Drop by Machu Picchu on this virtual tour from Google Arts & Culture. You can see how the individual blocks of stone fit together!

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Colosseum

Colosseum
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Rome’s Colosseum was once the world’s largest amphitheatre – and it’s one of Italy’s most popular attractions. You can take a walk inside.

Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat
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Cambodia’s ‘City of Temples’ is the largest religious monument in the world, and the tour includes many of the most iconic temples.

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Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal
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No need to fly to India to see one of the world’s most beautiful buildings and its equally beautiful grounds. The interactive tour includes routes around the mausoleum, reflecting pool and paradise gardens.

Stonehenge

 Stonehenge
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This English Heritage virtual tour includes a 360-degree interactive image from the centre of this UK prehistoric site. How did they build Stonehenge? Maybe you’ll find out.

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Great Wall of China

Great Wall of China
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Explore some of the most photographed sections of China’s most famous landmark without a passport or a visa.

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